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About Dewakharkita Village

Dewakharkita is a mid sized village in Shahkund tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,123, made up of 633 males and 490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 774 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares.

Dewakharkita Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewakharkita village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Shahkund
Area (hectares) 40 hectares
Population 1,123
Male Population 633
Female Population 490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 774
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dewakharkita compares

By the 2011 count Dewakharkita is the 54th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Dewakharkita

Dewakharkita is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dewakharkita as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Daradhi, Dariapur, Dariapur Arazi and Daspur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Dewakharkita

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewakharkita village had a population of 1,123. That makes it the 54th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents.

Dewakharkita village has 633 males and 490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewakharkita has about 774 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 886.

Dewakharkita covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dewakharkita falls under Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Dewakharkita notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dewakharkita.

Dewakharkita is in Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dewakharkita today is likely to be higher.

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